* ''Other info'' - ''Things like Naruto's history with the Demon fox should be placed in this area. Or perhaps made as a subsection of an appropriate section.''

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* Partin the Story - ''Sectioncontainer,thecharactersactions within the storywould be here.''

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* Otherinfo - ''ThingslikeNaruto'shistorywith the Nine-TailedDemon Fox should be placed in this area. Or perhaps made as a subsection of an appropriate section.''

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* Part in the Story - ''Section container, the characters actions within the story would be here. If most or all of what happens here appears in the character's Background section, then this section or parts of it may not be needed.''

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** Part I

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** Part II

** Part II

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* Trivia - ''Trivia items. Organised in list format using * at the start of the line (Stylistically a space after that * would benice.)''

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* Quotes - ''Character quotes. The character shouting out a Jutsu name shouldn't be considered a jutsu though. Organised in the same way as Trivia. If there are multiple language forms to a character quote, it should link to an article like [[Dattebayo and Believe it!]].''

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*** ''(If applicable)''

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** Epilogue

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*** ''(If applicable)''

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* Other media - ''Showcases characters in non-canon stories.''

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** In other media

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*** Movies and Novels

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**** ''List of Movies and Novels''

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*** OVAs

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**** ''List of OVAs''

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*** Video Games

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**** ''List of Video Games''

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* Creation and Conception - ''Describes how Masashi Kishimoto came up with the character; may show rough drafts, etc. ''

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* Trivia - ''Trivia items. Organised in list format using * at the start of the line (Stylistically a space after that * would be nice.)'' Things not worthy of being in trivia include: "That X is the first Y to do Z." or "That X is the only Y to do Z." etc.

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* Quotes - ''Character quotes. The character shouting out a Jutsu name shouldn't be considered as quote though. Organised in the same way as Trivia. If there are multiple language forms to a character quote, it should link to an article like [[Dattebayo and Believe it!]].''

* References - ''Just the ==References== section with a <nowiki><references/></nowiki> tag below it. To collect the <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> tag info in the page. Individual bits of info should be tagged with specific citation other than just the general sources section.''

* References - ''Just the ==References== section with a <nowiki><references/></nowiki> tag below it. To collect the <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> tag info in the page. Individual bits of info should be tagged with specific citation other than just the general sources section.''

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=== Episodes/Chapters ===

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* ''(main)'' - ''Where the episode/chapter number is.''

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* Summary - ''The summary should only contain the important parts of the episode/chapter as much as possible.''

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* Trivia - ''Any relevant trivia points'' (optional)

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* ''(main)'' - ''Name of technique, most well known use, any special requirements''

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* Usage - How does the technique work and what must be done to ensure it works?

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* Variants (if appropriate, in the case of [[Sharingan]])

===Notes===

===Notes===

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;Some articles on the wiki are likely not style fixed.

* We use "Part II", not "Shippūden" for headers, otherwise we would be using "''Naruto''" for Part I which would be confusing and unnecessary.

* We use "Part II", not "Shippūden" for headers, otherwise we would be using "''Naruto''" for Part I which would be confusing and unnecessary.

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* The Part I and/or Part II headers should be dropped for any character who only appears in one part or do not have a large appearance in the other (Like the Akatsuki which only make minor appearance in Part I)

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* The Part I and/or Part II headers should be dropped for any character who only appears in one part or do not have a large appearance in the other (Like the Akatsuki which only make minor appearance in Part I). The same is true for any character who doesn't contribute to the story arc in any discernible way.

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* A lot of articles on the wiki haven't been style fixed, use of the ==Part in the Story== header is the proper form, please do not remove these just because you see them missing in other pages.

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* Use of the ==Part in the Story== header is the proper form, please do not remove these just because you see them missing in other pages.

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* The abilities section is not intended to be used as a place to compare or contrast character abilities with one another. The headers of the abilities section should be standardized using categories and jutsu type, they should NOT use words such as "Master" or "Prowess", etc.

* When used in articles arc headers should be in the form "Some Named arc" not "Some Named Arc."

* When used in articles arc headers should be in the form "Some Named arc" not "Some Named Arc."

* "filler" should not be inserted into arc names.

* "filler" should not be inserted into arc names.

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* Articles should be written in an in-universe style, this includes calling characters by what they were called at this point in the story, and not refer to the reader or viewer when talking about events.

* Articles should be written in an in-universe style, this includes calling characters by what they were called at this point in the story, and not refer to the reader or viewer when talking about events.

* Articles should be independent of any point in the series, it should not be required that pages be updated every time a new event happens in the timeline simply because articles were written from the perspective of someone reading on the latest chapter.

* Articles should be independent of any point in the series, it should not be required that pages be updated every time a new event happens in the timeline simply because articles were written from the perspective of someone reading on the latest chapter.

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** If you use the word "current" anywhere in a phrase to refer to something, you likely wrote it the wrong way.

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** If you use the word "current" anywhere in a phrase to refer to something, you likely wrote it the wrong way. Similarly, if "current" is used in an article, it was likely written wrongly and should be fixed.

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* Walls of text in articles should be avoided where possible. Shorter paragraphs are easier to read and are more concise for readers of the wiki. Articles containing walls of text should be fixed to ensure readability.

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* Headersshouldbeintheform==Header==, not the form == Header ==. This only applies to articles, image pages use == Summary == automatically and talkpages are free form and no changes should ever be madeto header style.

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* Thingslike<code><nowiki>[[chidori|chidori]]</nowiki></code>and<code><nowiki>[[Chidori|chidori]]</nowiki></code>arepointless, only <code><nowiki>[[chidori]]</nowiki></code> should be used.

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* Thingslike<code><nowiki>[[chidori|chidori]]</nowiki></code>and <code><nowiki>[[Chidori|chidori]]</nowiki></code> arepointless, only <code><nowiki>[[chidori]]</nowiki></code> should be used.

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** Thisalsoapplies to links written to denotea plural: don't write the link as <code><nowiki>[[reincarnation|reincarnations]]</nowiki></code>;insteaduse <code><nowiki>[[reincarnation]]s</nowiki></code>.

* Don't bypass redirects using things like <code><nowiki>[[Sasuke Uchiha|Sasuke]]</nowiki></code> make use of the redirect properly with <code><nowiki>[[Sasuke]]</nowiki></code>.

* Don't bypass redirects using things like <code><nowiki>[[Sasuke Uchiha|Sasuke]]</nowiki></code> make use of the redirect properly with <code><nowiki>[[Sasuke]]</nowiki></code>.

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* Do not use level 5 headings in articles, as they cannot be edited without editing the previous heading and can't be distinguished as a heading at all.

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* When using galleries, include <code>hideaddbutton=true</code> in the parameters of <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code>: this prevents [[Image policy]] violations by the addition of bad images.

==Common improper style changes==

==Common improper style changes==

* Do not change "Pain" to "Pein", "Pain" is the correct name.

* Do not change "Pain" to "Pein", "Pain" is the correct name.

* Do not change "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" or "Nine Tails" to "Kyūbi."

* Do not change "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" or "Nine Tails" to "Kyūbi."

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* Do not change "Hyuga," "Shippuden," or anything to a 'uu' such as "Hyuuga," or "Shippuuden."

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* Do not change "Hyūga," "Shippūden," or anything to a 'uu' such as "Hyuuga," or "Shippuuden."

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* Do not change "Anbu" to "ANBU" as it is '''not''' an acronym (暗部 is a normal, shortened version of 暗殺戦術特殊部隊).

* Do not go adding last names to links unless you have a valid reason to do so (full character name hasn't been used earlier in the article). Full names should not be abused to bypass redirects.

* Do not go adding last names to links unless you have a valid reason to do so (full character name hasn't been used earlier in the article). Full names should not be abused to bypass redirects.

* Do not change page numbers in ref tags to have a leading zero. Going around the wiki and changing 3 to 03 despite most pages sticking to 3 doesn't improve the wiki at all and just adds pointless edits, just stick with 3.

* Do not change page numbers in ref tags to have a leading zero. Going around the wiki and changing 3 to 03 despite most pages sticking to 3 doesn't improve the wiki at all and just adds pointless edits, just stick with 3.

* For the Sage Mode and its techniques, we use "Sage" instead of "Hermit."

* For the Sage Mode and its techniques, we use "Sage" instead of "Hermit."

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* Do not make edits that do absolutely nothing to change the appearance of the page when it is rendered, such as adding or removing a space between paragraphs, adding underscores in spaces when including an image onto an article, or removing unused parameters from infobox templates. This does nothing except add pointless edit revisions to the page history and does not improve the wiki.

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* Do not replace words just because you don't know or understand their meaning. Such edits will be considered disruptive.

Keep in mind that these policies are ultimately guidelines. If it's found that a policy restricts something that the reason the policy was created didn't intend to restrict, then the policy should be changed.

This is the Narutopedia's Manual of Style, please do not do any reorganisation and cleanup of wikitext on the wiki unless you are fixing things to follow this style guideline.

Contents

(main) - The beginning section with general intro. This is the one without a section name.

Background - Historical and background information on the character.

Personality - Information on the character's personality.

Appearance - Physical description of the character.

Abilities - Information on the characters special abilities and techniques.

Jinchūriki Transformations

Kekkei Genkai - Specific Kekkei Genkai abilities.

Taijutsu

Ninjutsu

Genjutsu

Chakra

Nature Transformation

Other Abilities

Other info - Things like Naruto's history with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox should be placed in this area. Or perhaps made as a subsection of an appropriate section.

Part in the Story - Section container, the characters actions within the story would be here. If most or all of what happens here appears in the character's Background section, then this section or parts of it may not be needed.

Part I

Some arc

Interlude

(If applicable)

Part II

Some other arc

Blank Period

(If applicable)

Epilogue

(If applicable)

Other media - Showcases characters in non-canon stories.

In other media

Movies and Novels

List of Movies and Novels

OVAs

List of OVAs

Video Games

List of Video Games

Creation and Conception - Describes how Masashi Kishimoto came up with the character; may show rough drafts, etc.

Trivia - Trivia items. Organised in list format using * at the start of the line (Stylistically a space after that * would be nice.) Things not worthy of being in trivia include: "That X is the first Y to do Z." or "That X is the only Y to do Z." etc.

Quotes - Character quotes. The character shouting out a Jutsu name shouldn't be considered as quote though. Organised in the same way as Trivia. If there are multiple language forms to a character quote, it should link to an article like Dattebayo and Believe it!.

References - Just the ==References== section with a <references/> tag below it. To collect the <ref></ref> tag info in the page. Individual bits of info should be tagged with specific citation other than just the general sources section.

We use "Part II", not "Shippūden" for headers, otherwise we would be using "Naruto" for Part I which would be confusing and unnecessary.

The Part I and/or Part II headers should be dropped for any character who only appears in one part or do not have a large appearance in the other (Like the Akatsuki which only make minor appearance in Part I). The same is true for any character who doesn't contribute to the story arc in any discernible way.

Use of the ==Part in the Story== header is the proper form, please do not remove these just because you see them missing in other pages.

The abilities section is not intended to be used as a place to compare or contrast character abilities with one another. The headers of the abilities section should be standardized using categories and jutsu type, they should NOT use words such as "Master" or "Prowess", etc.

When used in articles arc headers should be in the form "Some Named arc" not "Some Named Arc."

Articles should be written in past-tense, not present or future tense.

Articles should be written in an in-universe style, this includes calling characters by what they were called at this point in the story, and not refer to the reader or viewer when talking about events.

Articles should be independent of any point in the series, it should not be required that pages be updated every time a new event happens in the timeline simply because articles were written from the perspective of someone reading on the latest chapter.

If you use the word "current" anywhere in a phrase to refer to something, you likely wrote it the wrong way. Similarly, if "current" is used in an article, it was likely written wrongly and should be fixed.

Walls of text in articles should be avoided where possible. Shorter paragraphs are easier to read and are more concise for readers of the wiki. Articles containing walls of text should be fixed to ensure readability.

Do not change "Hyūga," "Shippūden," or anything to a 'uu' such as "Hyuuga," or "Shippuuden."

Do not change "Anbu" to "ANBU" as it is not an acronym (暗部 is a normal, shortened version of 暗殺戦術特殊部隊).

Do not go adding last names to links unless you have a valid reason to do so (full character name hasn't been used earlier in the article). Full names should not be abused to bypass redirects.

Do not change page numbers in ref tags to have a leading zero. Going around the wiki and changing 3 to 03 despite most pages sticking to 3 doesn't improve the wiki at all and just adds pointless edits, just stick with 3.

For the Sage Mode and its techniques, we use "Sage" instead of "Hermit."

Do not make edits that do absolutely nothing to change the appearance of the page when it is rendered, such as adding or removing a space between paragraphs, adding underscores in spaces when including an image onto an article, or removing unused parameters from infobox templates. This does nothing except add pointless edit revisions to the page history and does not improve the wiki.

Do not replace words just because you don't know or understand their meaning. Such edits will be considered disruptive.